"Organizations criticize the postponement of the EU anti-deforestation law and mention agribusiness lobby", 04 October 2024

...After pressure from the Brazilian government and countries like Indonesia and the Ivory Coast, the European Commission presented a proposal on Wednesday (2) to postpone the anti-deforestation law, which was due to come into force in December of this year. 

The European Union Regulation for Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR), determines that European importers must ensure that imported products do not come from areas deforested after December 31, 2020.

...Estimates say it will affect 15% of all Brazilian exports and 34% of Brazilian exports to the European Union, according to the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services...

According to the Climate Observatory, the possible postponement represents a “shameful step backwards." To refute the European Commission's proposal, 25 civil society organizations signed a letter entitled “Every second counts to protect global forests and ecosystems"... 

The letter highlights the urgency of measures to curb deforestation. “At a time when most of Brazil's territory is affected by smoke from wildfires in almost every biome, it is regrettable that the implementation of the EUDR is being postponed,” says Dinamam Tuxá, executive coordinator of the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB, in Portuguese), one of the organizations that is part of the Climate Observatory...